La Tia Taqueria & Cantina, Metairie, LA Report #533

In Spanish “La Tia” means the aunt. See the things you learn reading these reports? If you didn’t know any Spanish when you woke up today, now you do! I heard this place had a rather unique menu. Not your typical Tex-Mex kind of food. I love different. Couldn’t wait to get out here and…

La Patrona, New Orleans, LA Report #518

We had no plans on coming here today. I have a credit card attached to the Marriot hotel chain. They send me emails featuring certain restaurants, and I get points for hotel stays if I dine in those places. One of those restaurants was the place in the last picture above. A Mexican place called…

Espiritu, New Orleans, LA Report #506

I was perusing restaurants online and this one got some pretty good reviews. It’s described as a, “Breezy, bohemian-style hangout serving Mexican classics like tacos & tortas, plus mezcal & tequila”. I had no idea what “bohemian-style” was, but it sounded good to me! So we came on in. Nice looking little place. I had…

Taqueria Corona, Metairie, LA Report #490

*** Read until the end. Special BONUS report included AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!! *** The original Taqueria Corona opened on Magazine St. in uptown New Orleans back in 1988. I used to work in that area. I ate there once back in the 90’s. Can’t remember if I liked it or not, but for whatever…

Las Cazuelas, Harvey, LA Report #462

We had some business to take care of in Harvey today, and as happens pretty often, I got hungry. STARVING in fact! I wasn’t far a baked potato joint called The Spud Spot, and one of their huge, seafood stuffed potatoes sounded like a great idea. So we headed on over. Unfortunately, there was a…

Los Compadres, Gretna, LA Report #403

The city of New Orleans is split in two by the Mississippi River. We refer to the two areas as the Eastbank and the Westbank. A lot of people from the Eastbank don’t like to go to the Westbank. Some actually look down on Westbankers! Well, I was born and raised on the Eastbank. I…

Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina, Gulfport, MS Report #399

This place is located right on U.S. Hwy. 49, which is the main Gulfport, MS, exit, just a little south of Interstate 10. So if you’re passing through Gulfport on I-10 and get the hankering for some Mexican food, you can drop off the interstate, hit this place right quick, then be back on your…

Yo Ho Rum & Tacos, Orange Beach, AL Report #380

There’s an entertainment district in Orange Beach, Alabama known as The Wharf. There’s a marina, numerous stores, a movie theater, hotel, ferris wheel, and of course, restaurants. We were staying at the hotel here and perusing the different restaurant menus trying to decide where to eat, when we noticed brisket queso on the menu here.…

El Gato Negro, Gretna, LA Report #373

El Gato Negro means “The Black Cat” in Spanish. I’ve been hearing people praise this place forever. Long ago I tried the French Quarter location, and honestly, it’s been so long I can’t even remember what I had. Never mind if it was good or not. A coworker of mine came in weeks ago talking…

Jalapeños Mexican Cuisine, Belle Chasse, LA Report #368

This place is located at the end of a very short strip mall on LA Hwy 23, also known as Belle Chasse Hwy. Keep heading south on that highway and it dead ends at the Gulf of Mexico, at the “toe” of Southeast Louisiana. I pass this restaurant pretty often going down to the Navy…